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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

The American Bible Society,
Auxiliary of Point Pleasant, held
their 23d anniversary meeting at
Christ Church, March 18th, 1887.
Present-B Gilmore, President;
d. S. Snyder, Vice President; r. s..
BfckeI, Treasurer.
On motion. Robert Hutchinson,
was elected Secretary, in place of
~ H. hale, deceased, and Will
Striking, Assistant Secretary.
The Treasurer submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Books sold So i5
Books donated 6 "
Books lost by FIRE 4S 70
Value of books on hand 81 As
Total. sl2T 10
Bal. to our credit at N Y. 1922 70
On motion, the Ministers of the
town were elected an Executive
Committee to cooperate with the
officers of the Society.
The following resolutions were
offered and adopted:
WHEREAS, We have congregated
together this day to celebrate an
other. anniversary of the American
Bible Society to enjoy the pleasant
features and to refresh our memor-
les of its past achievements and
wonderful success, and contemplate
its future work, we of this auxilli-
AIRY are called to Recognize the fact
that the Death Angel has tarried
in our midst very recently and
called away one of our strongest
and brightest members of this So
ciety inlthe person of our worthy
and efficient Secretary, who has
faithfully filed the above named
position since the organization of
the Society, therefore be il
Resolved, That in the death of
Brother M. II. Hale, we have met
with loss We sincerely deplore,
and it is with profound sorrow we
are brought face to face with the
inevitable.
Resolved, That we recognize in
his life and character one worthy
of christian example. That our
Bibles teach us that man was crea
ted to glorify God. We have noti-
ced evidences all along the path
way of our departed brothers. life
convincing Ms of the fact that his
life was crowned with success; that
he stood faithfully at his post and
devoutly served his Master, never
swerving from duty; and the mem
DRY of his life and character are
indelibly written on the pages of
our memories not soon to be eGaced
by time.
Resolved, That we extend to the
bereaved family our sincere sym
pathies while passing through the
deep waters of sorrow, and COM
mend them to Him who has prom
ised to comfort the fatherless, the
widow and the orphan.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be presented to the
family of the deceased, and also
printed in our city papers.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

be mathematician and will be
the colored peoples school, man
aged and controlled by an efficient
corps of celored teachers and me,
chanies. It's primary object will
be to raise up a class of Intelligent
and trained workipgmen, capable
Of entering with skill into the var.
ious fields Of industry. such as farm
ing, mechanics and. teaching.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23
New Prolific Tree Bean.

THIS new and valuable variety for
i field culture is the most prolific bean
yet known; it is what its name indicates
Tree Bean; grows to the height OF Is or
20 inches, branching out in ali directions
bearing its grain SO high that the pods
do not touch the ground, enabling it to
stand a wet spell without injury to the
crop. They yield from 100 to $50 pods;
to the vine. G. P. BARNHART, OF MassiI-
on, Ohio, grew plant on which were
339 FULL-sIzED PoDs-or over TWO TnoUs-
is about sixty bushels per acre, while
they have yielded on small plots OF
grounds, at the rate of 1l6bushels to the
acre. Quality excellent; will give per-
feet satisfaction. Price 20 cents pound
For sale only by Stockton Bros.
Galiip0ifs, Ohio.
INCH l6-IiM
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The Insnne AsYlunl.
WEsroN. March 14Lh, 1SSi


Mr.. Editor: The claims of friend
ship, demand the defence, of one
unjustly treated, and no one should
be excused, from fear, or deferred
by intimidation, if by any true
faithful statement they can aid one
so assaulted. If trne to themselves
they are in honor bound to princi
pies of truth in making such de-
fence.
The report of the late Committee
investigating the Hospital for the
Insane, have given circulation and
as far as they could, confirmation
of false and malicious Lies-concoc-
ted by one who would not scruple
to damn himself, and in SO doing
damage and ruin the fair name and
fame, of the purest being in crea
ton, if manevolence and crime
could reach them. This Committee
permit themselves to exhibit a
stultifying of their report. by first
giving statement that DIR. Bland,
the Superintendent is guilty of
fragrant violations of propriety in
his visiting and association on
female wards, and then make state
ment that he is not guilty of any
overt act of improperly. This
Committee show their want of com
mon judgment as well as ignorance,
of necessities of personal attention
by physicians in examination of
insane persons. They cannot be
treated with the same manner of
careful attention to the common
courtesies as would be required
with the sane. Opportunities
must be awaited of for personal
judgment as to their acts, when by
themselves or undisturbtd by any
usual surroundings. No one not
personally impure in thought and
possibly in act, would bring a
charge of improperly against a
physician in the absolute discharge
of duty imposed upon him in the
interest of the patient under his
charge. unless influenced by mali
cious spite.
In the absence of published
report of the evidence. we believe
that when presented to the public
the Committee will be shown to
have made up their report, more
from personal feeling of hostility,
than from any well defined evi.
dence produced or given before
them,-and they will not be sus.
tanned by the fair, honorable mind,
ed people of the State, and if such
is the case it is hoped the called
session of the Legislature will give
them such rebuke, az shall throw
an obloquy and disgrace upon them
which in my private opinion they
richly deserve, and in yindication
of right, they should demand re-
tention of DR.. Bland as snperin.
tendent until such time as he shall
desire in the near future, resign
his position voluntarily.
We, who know DR.. Bland person.
ally aud intimately, feel outraged
at the unfair, dis honorable charge.
brought against him. He is 9
kind, pure, fatherly man, in man
ner and conduct, aud for the full
allotted time of life has ever main
tanned with all classes. reputa.
tion for purity of life and character
which we know cannot be said o.
the individual prominent a. his
Iaccuser. MASON.
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Another Chance for Puzzle Workers.
THE JUDGES SECOND PRIZE OFFERING
In Behalf of the
Grant Monument Fund.

In spite of its more or less complica-
ted character, the Judges Grand Word
Contest, Just ended has proven a great
success. BY it Judge has enlisted over
5000 energetic, spirited and intelligent
workers for the Grant Fund, has mater
tally swelled the total previously receiv-
ed through the Grant Monument Com
mittee by the contribution of a good
sized check, and has in addition divided
$500 among eight successful and happy
puzzle workers as reward for their labor
and ingenuity. JUDGE now inaugurates
a second contest of an even more popu-
lar character than the first--a contest in
which every school child can engage and
stand an equal chance with older COM
petitors.
Every person who, in conformance
with governing rules, sends to the Judge
Grant Fund. on or before June 10Th,
1887, (12 o'clock noon,) 30 cents and the
names of the eleven most popular living
men in America will be entitled to par
ticipate in the contest. The money
thus received, will be appropriated as
follows:
Twenty-Five cents will be at once cred
tied to the Grant Fund.
The remaining twenty-five cents, after
deducting the legitimate expenses of adj
vertising, will be placed in common
fund to be divided equally among the
six competitors having the fullest list of
the most popular people as indicated by
majority of all the lists sent in. The
new contest is, in fact, based upon the
principles OF an election, each competi-
tive paper virtually acting in the nature
of ballot, and the six lists containing
the greater number of the eleven names
shown to be the most popular by ma
iority OF all the lists viii be the success
ful prize papers.
The magnitude of the prizes will de-
pend on the amount of money received,
or in other words, on the number OF
competitors. The names and contribu-
tions of competitors viii be acknowledge
land the progress of the fund shown)
from week to week in JUICE. Govern
ing rules in this weeks JUDGE; or circu-
lars mailed on receipt of postage Re
quests for copies of paper must be ac-
companied by ten cents. Address,
ssaFant Fund.-
The Judge Publishing Co.,
IS Park Row. n. II. City.
inch 23-4w.
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.eTIe New soutb.,,

Is NC OaAtl4n0tS 4AtsittJftCtHFSIS.
Record has just published a handl
some illustrated volume Of more
than 400 pages, with the above til
tile. Each Southern State is taken
up in order, and much valuable in
formation given on its resources,
industries and attractions to Wis
itorsa nd immigrants,
In a picture of the South at the
close of the civil war We find these
words: 4At the close of the late
civil war the, South was. crushed as
hardly as any country in the world s
history ever was. In all other
wars, no matter what devastations
ensued, the labor element was not
paralyzed. With The return of
peace parliamentary and fundamen-
tai Industries resumed their sway.
The FARMER returned to his pillow;
the artisan to his trade, At the
South the enfranchised negro, in
the " lid ferment of his spirits, and
the most emotional of races, uned-
ucated, improvident, with no con-
ception of the meaning of his in
toxicatiug booa, reveled in coarse
and giddy idleness. x x x x
The soldiers found Themselves
very generally heavily in debt to
merchants; fences in ruin; imple-
ments of agriculture gone, useless
or semi serviceable; mules and
horses killed, half starved or gone;
labor disorganized, with the rank
unrest of freedom fermenting the
blood and turning the brain of for
mer slaves This was the old
South.
But the fires of industry that be-
gan TO be lighted SO soon as the bat
tie smoke was lifted, have shone
forth as never before. In the pro
duction of staples the South now
surpasses her product before the
war. In 1868 the amnnnt of corn
raised was 354, 1240O0 bushel,; in
1885 it was 47O,776 COO. The
amount of wheat in 1868 vas 81,
$4,000 bushels; in 1885, $685.
600 bushels. The amount of oats
rrised in 1868 was 1883, 900 bush
els liz 1885 it was 1868. 600 bush
els. Stock raising and fruit grow
ing has made an equally good show
ing.
In manufactures, perhaps, the
greatest progress has been made in
the iron interests. The hook to
which We refer states "that In 1880
the South made 397 ,301 tons of
pig iron, in 1885 it made 712 $50
tons-a gain of 315,534. Three
States-Virginia, Alabama and
Tennessee-that in 1880 produced
17S,006 tons of pig iron, in 1885
produced 552,4l9 tone-an increase
of 314 Alb tons, or 139, 958 tons more
than the net increase in the United
States, the production in the whole
country outside of these three
States being still larger, and in
1883, when many of the furnaces
now under construction have been
completed, the Southern output of
pig iron will. it is estimated, be
over 100000 tons"
In 1870 there were but 1913 100
tons of coal mined in the South; in
1885, there were 12,511,5 $50 tons.
In 1880, but 299,43O tons of coke
where produced; in 1885. there were
903, los tons. It is estimated that
in ten years from now Alabama
alone will produce 100000 tons.
Since 1880, the number of cotton
mills has increased 100 per cent.
In the past six years the South has
built 1900 miles of railroad at a
cost of s350,000,000.
The above are few of the points
we have selected at random from
the book. attesting the growth and
prestige of the New South.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

Hon. W. h. Travers, is the Dem
ocratic candidate for House of Del
egates in jefferson county to fill
the vacancy occasioned by the re-
Fignation of Hon D. B. Lucas. He
is a Democrat, and will go into a
Democratic caucus and abide its &C
tiun in reference to United States
Senator.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23
Fiducissry Notice.
Public sale.

TNHE undersigned will on his farm, op.
i posite Buffalo, West Va, offer al
public auction on Friday. April. L,
ISS7, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, to the high
and stock on farm, consisting of 2 fine
work horses; large mich cows, giving
milk at this time and will be fresh soon;
heller, also, soon to be fresh; lot OF
2 year old cattle. l wagon; l Spring
wagon; Ok cart; also plows, harrows
hay-rakes and other farming utensils
Also, u lot of household goods, too num-
erous to itemize.
TERMS:-All sums up to s. and I'M
der, to be cash in hand. An sums over
that amount, upon a credit of months
purchaser giving note with good securi-
ty. 1. +. POSITION.
mch 23-2w.
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Let our friend, Judge okey
johnson, be dissuaded at once
We have no intention of reading
him out of the party. We could
not doit if we wanted to, and would
not do it if We could. We, howev-
er, would like to see some other
Democrat get his place in 1888;
and more than likely he will be
retired.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23
NOTICE.

THERE win be a general nae+i,. :,
i the stockholders Of the Kanawha
Lumber and Furniture Company held
at their office, Point Pleasant. " Va
on Saturday, April I'd, 1887. for fhe p,Ir,
pose OF electing Board OF Directors for
the ensuing year and the Transaction ri
such other business as may properly he
considered E. SEffelN S;e,fi-
mch9-4Ws
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

The Huntington Advertisers cor,
respondent, suggests Hon. Eustace
Gibson as a candidate for U. S.
Senator. The Advertiser editorially
says:
"Mr. Gibson was one of the best
Congressman this State ever had,
and if sent to the Senate will do
the State good service"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

Says the Wetzel Democrat, ''Kan
sas Republicans having changed
the name of st. John county to Lo
gan, we shall take Immediate steps
to have the name of Mason county
changed to Camden"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

Canada does not seem TO be in a
disposition to back down from her
position on the Fisheries question.
What is Uncle Sam going to do
about it2
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23
EIdnciarY Nofiea.

THE following fiduciary accounts are
before nue. for settlement.
G. G. Bowyer, Executor OF the last win
of A. J. Shirley, deceased.
Henry Rifle, Executor of the last will
of,Wm. Hill, deceased.
II. g. Nease, Sheriff and as such adj
ministrator of Sarah G. Sheline, decd.
W. F. Petty, Administrator of Andrew
Board, decd.
RANKIN WILEY, JR..
Commissioner.
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MORNING. CLASSES -ATTgNTIoN ]

pared to furnish an classes Nth employment az
home, the whole Of the time or for their spare mo-
1le4!ts- business new, hghf and profitable Persons
OF either sex easily from go cents to 500 per
their time 10 the business. Boys and girls earn
nearly as much as men. hat ali who see this nav
send their address, and the husiness we make
this offer To such well satisfied we viii
seRd onedollar 70 pay for the troubie of writing
Eg Terticiilars and ogf-ht free Address GEssso.E
STTSss's & Co, Portland, Anime.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

If railroads and hotels keep on
killing and burning up people at
the rate they.ha been doing the
work for the last thirty days, the
country will soon be depopulated.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

II is pretty generally conceded
on all sides that the called Session
nrthe Legislature can elect United
s,ates Senator, and this they will
proceed to do.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

a couple of played out Demo
Gratis over in loyal old Hardy, are
trying to get up a rebellion in the
Democratic household. But they
cannot get a dozen Democrats to go
with them.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

Mr. Lucas has been rewarded for
his treaehery to the Democratic
party, its usuages and customs
How long will you stay there,
Daniel?
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

The Wetzel Democrat very peril
nently says "it is about time for
the Democratic party to jump on
10 some of it's ofiice-seekers and
stamp the life out of them"
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To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF youth. nervous weakness, early
decay, loss OF manhood. &c. Will send recipe
that will cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This great
remedy was discovered by a missionary In South
America. Send e seIt-addressed envelope to the
REv. JOSEPH T. 1SnAz, Station D. Hes York Guy
oct. 1s-1y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

At the municipal election in the
city of Charleston, last week, the
Democrats carried everything be
fire them. 1t was a regular Wa
terloo to the Republicans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

Senator Sherman, Of Ohio, is
looming up as the Republican can
didate for President in 1888. II
will be. either him or Blaine.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

The "kickers' are said to be very
sorry for the part they took against
their party, and will almost to a
man. go in tie Democratic caucus
il April.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

Some one has said that the .Gov-
errors chair is a long way from
the Senatorship in West Virginia.
Nobody has done the trick yet."
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

It i rumored that Governor
WiIsoa will enter the Senatorial
race at the called session of the
Legislature.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

The Connecticut Legislature has
now under consideration a bill
which is eminenIly worthy of sup
port in all of the states of the III. ion.
Il fixes heavy penalty for the
performance of post nlOrtem exam.
irration on persons dying in hospi-
tails without permission of some
near relative of the deceased
Nothing can be more painful to the
feelings of a person Frustrated by
sickness than TO be surrounded by
a number of Gallons and callow
students eagerly specializing beth
er autopsy will verify the diagnosis
and ready to apply the test almos,
before the breath is out of the vic
Tins body. It may be contended
that corp<ecan feel no pain, bu,
if there be anything in Sweden.
borg's dictum-which is supported
by some startling faets-no autopsy
would be justified till the third day
after death. Assuredly. too, the rel
atives of the deceased have rights
which even hospital practitioners
are bound to respect.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

The people of Illinois are to be
congratulated that the arguments
before the Supreme Court in the
Anarchist cases have been complet-
ed. The condemned men cannot
complain of any railroading justice
in their trial, nothing but absolute
regularity has characterized the
proceeding from the first, and they
should for their premeditated bru-
tally, pay their forfeit to the gal
lows, and let it never be said that
these men were sacrificed to public
clamor.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23

Samuel Smith had a difficulty
with Steve Hammond near CeTedo,
this State, and killed Hammond,
and his wife aud two children and
then fed. The murderer is but Is
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STRUCK OIL.
Excitementat Clifton Running
High.


MASON CITY, March 19.-There
is quite an excitement now Mt Cliff
ton, one mile below here, because
of the flowing of oil from what is
known as the Gas Well. 1t was
drilled in 1885 by the Standard
Iron and Nail Co, the object being
to secure gas for fuel. When at
the depth of 1900 feet the report
went furth that the famous Gordon
sand had been reached, and in it
was the ever-present greasy fluid.
Your correspondent was present
at the time, and can certify to the
presence of the oil. Oil operators
from Pennsylvania and elsewere
FASTENED to the scene, and the land
for miles around was leased. The
leases are now void, because of the
lapse of time. Preparations for
the pumping of the we'll were pro
crossing, when suddenly a myster
ious hand appeared upon the scene,
and the enterprise was as dead as
Lots wife.
Later on, the gas was utilized as
fuel by the Ohio and West Virgin
ia Manufacturing Company, and
the once present oil was no more
thought of until the sixth of the
present month when it suddenly
began to flow and has continued to
do so at intervals ever since. The
quantity discharged last Monday is
claimed to have been fully FIVE bar
rels. A joint stock company
composed of prominent bust
ness men, one of whom is Benja-
min Stevens, Esq, of Clifton, is pre-
pairing to torpedo and pump it
1t is expected to be a gusher. The
oil is said to be superior to that OBJ
tanned in the Macksburg region
1t is to be hoped that the aforesaid
hand will no more appear. The
well is located on land belonging
to j. B. Redmond and is within a
few feet of the Ohio River railroad
The COlored Peoples College.
The Shelton College property, 10.
Gated at st. Adams, has been pur
chased by the Colored Baptist State
Convention, an organization com,
posed of many of the most intelli.
gent ministers and others in the
State. The body recognizing the
needs of the colored youth, was un.
willing to pass any resolutions up
on the subject of education unless
some efforts were made to carry the
same into effect. So they appoint,
ed Rev. II. G. Payne as the agen,
of the convention. who met with
the last General Association (white)
of West Virginia, and entered into
contract whereby the above men
toned property, valued at $780, GOO
was transferred to him for the nom.
inal sum of $500.
1t is the purpose of the Conven-
ton to establish, in the near fu-
ture, an Industrial School. 1t is to
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-03-23
POINT PLEASANT ACADEMY.
PROF w J. KENNY, Principal.

The Spring term of this School will
commence on Monday, the l4th OF
March, 1887, and continue for three
months of twelve weeks.
The plansof studies will be complete,
and care will be taken that every branch
shall be thoroughly studied, so that
ideas may be accumulated instead of
words and that every pupil may acquire.
habits of thoughtfulness. self-reIiSncc,
and the power of correct language ex-
preston.
The course embraces the Ancient anil
Modern Languages, Mathematics, Al-e-
bra, Arithmetic. Rhetoric, Elocutiun,
History, Bookkeeping, Philosophy,
Geography and all OF the Primary Eng
lish Branches.
There will be Normal Department
for the special training of teachers.
TERMS PER SESSION.
Mathematical and Commercial
Departments. .................. SD 90
Classics. ......... 10 90
Normal Department. ............... 10 90
English Brancllts................ 10 90
Tuition must be paid at the end of the
first half of the session. Pupils may
enter at any time, and will be charged
from date of entrance only.
No deduction for absence, EXCEPT for
actual sickness.
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